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Summarising and Elaborating
FACE IT!
Why?
Every topic contains more detailed information than you can recall. Condensing a large body of knowledge down to some big ideas or key stages in a process can then help you to build up the details.
Why?
If you're confronted with a large amount of material to revise, it's natural to feel overwhelmed. To help with this, Parliament Hill School has developed the FACE it method, designed to offer guidance and encouragement. Each letter of FACE represents specific actions, organised by increasing difficulty, to ensure you don't avoid the study process. Start with the easier tasks and gradually move on to the more challenging parts.
1 Scan
The whole topic to get the big picture. This could be reading, watching a
video, listening to a podcast. As you do this, think about what and how you will summarise the information.
2 Break it down
Break down the information into sections: categories, big ideas or
themes, or stages of a process/narrative.
1 2
F(ACTS)
3 Select
Organise the material into the main details that you would need to help 3
you remember the most.
Check
Get someone to ask you (or ask yourself a series of elaborative questions: • Why did X happen to y?
Then follow up with other questions:
• How can you tell if X happens?
• What else can happen to Y?
• What is the full sequence of events?
• Why are they in that order?
Learn your facts first. The simplest and most logical place to start is quizzable knowledge which you have on your flashcards and knowledge organisers.
A(PPLY)
With your facts secure, tackle questions that go beyond recall. Use summarising and elaborating to help you.
C(ONNECT)
Attempt questions that require you to draw on knowledge from multiple topic areas. These are often the more challenging questions found on exam papers. You can create such questions yourself by taking an exam question and applying it to another area of your study material.
E(XPRESS)
Once your knowledge is secure, attempt to answer questions without notes and in timed conditions. You can then see how well you are doing!
Repeat
Go through the process again! Be proud of your achievements.
4 Check your notes/material for accuracy.
5 Elaborate 4
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